GRE Word List
PENDULOUS
poised without visible support
The meaning of the word pendulous is poised without visible support.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| affirmation | the act of affirming |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| extrovert | a person whose personality is characterized by extroversion : a typically gregarious and unreserved person who enjoys and seeks out social interaction |
| verbatim | in the exact words : word for word |
| sacrosanct | most sacred or holy : inviolable |
| scuffle | to struggle at close quarters with disorder and confusion |
| eclectic | composed of elements drawn from various sources |
| harbinger | something that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come |
| deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |